Psalms

¹Unto the end. A Psalm of David. ↗

²Rescue me, O Lord, from the evil man. Rescue me from the iniquitous leader. ↗

³Those who have devised iniquities in their hearts: all day long they constructed conflicts. ↗

⁴They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. The venom of asps is under their lips. ↗

⁵Preserve me, O Lord, from the hand of the sinner, and rescue me from men of iniquity. They have decided to supplant my steps. ↗

⁶The arrogant have hidden a snare for me. And they have stretched out cords for a snare. They have placed a stumbling block for me near the road. ↗

⁷I said to the Lord: You are my God. O Lord, heed the voice of my supplication. ↗

⁸Lord, O Lord, the strength of my salvation: you have overshadowed my head in the day of war. ↗

⁹O Lord, do not hand me over to the sinner by my desire. They have plotted against me. Do not abandon me, lest they should triumph. ↗

¹⁰The head of those who encompass me, the labor of their lips, will overwhelm them. ↗

¹¹Burning coals will fall upon them. You will cast them down into the fire, into miseries that they will not be able to withstand. ↗

¹²A talkative man will not be guided aright upon the earth. Evils will drag the unjust man unto utter ruin. ↗

¹³I know that the Lord will accomplish justice for the needy and vindication for the poor. ↗

¹⁴So then, truly, the just will confess your name, and the upright will dwell with your countenance. ↗